All Features articles – Page 658
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Service charge
New rules coming into force next April may mean hefty tax bills for personal services companies. How can industry professionals avoid getting stung by the Inland Revenue?
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Drama queen
This is the story of how solicitor Yang-May Ooi suddenly saw that the workaday world of construction power, conflict, corruption could be transformed into the plot of a hit novel
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Fight fire with fire
The Institute of Personnel and Development's Angela Baron on dealing with redundancy.
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What the judgment means
As far as the law is concerned, the Harmon case is open and shut: on the evidence presented, the House of Commons was in clear breach of European and UK rules. How on earth did it get itself into that position?
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The lottery victims
Max Fordham is owed £200 000 on lottery projects and he's by no means the biggest loser. So, how did the lottery bonanza go so wrong?
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The public sector's story
After a difficult start, the public sector has a good record of complying with competition law. Cases like Harmon are exceptional, and, in any case, European law is about to change.
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The recognitions
Every year, the CIOB throws a bash to hand out its Building Manager of the Year award. This year's winner says his prize has lots to do with good buildings, and less to do with JCT contracts.
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Tales from the riverbank
Big, bold riverside developments with penthouse flats selling for up to £5m apiece are jostling for every inch of space along the Thames.
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Tesco's saver store
A Yorkon modular system helped Tesco cut six weeks from the construction programme at its store near Guildford. Is this the new weapon in the supermarket wars?
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The word from Wal-Mart
US retail giant Wal-Mart is known for slashing supply chains and suppliers' margins. How will its "build simple, build cheap" philosophy affect procurement at its new UK offshoot, Asda?
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Age concern
Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose says construction offers plenty of opportunities for older workers.
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Appointments
Contractors Brian Armstrong has been promoted to commercial director of Bethell Construction.James Dallas has been appointed non-executive director of Amec. David McLean has promoted Roger Sherrington to head of the retail division.HousebuilderBritannia Developments has appointed Nigel Nuttall construction manager.ConsultantsStephen Smith has been appointed managing director of Northcroft’s London cost management ...
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Cost study: Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre
Awarded the biggest lottery grant for a sports building refurbishment, Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre has been given a complete facelift. It is a success on all fronts, with attendance figures up 80% and the work costing half that of new-build
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ConstructionWorld
The BRE's on-line information service aims to reproduce all the world's information on construction – free. Will it be the most useful web site in the world?
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Dealing with domestics
Domestic works are exempt from the adjudication provisions of the Construction Act. But the JCT's new contract for homeowners and builders has a fast and efficient system to solve disputes.
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Welcome to the lion's den
The Arbitration Act means that legally unqualified arbitrators have to tackle difficult issues of law and, as a case decided in July shows, they may have to do it at a disadvantage.
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Vive la différence?
Britain is noted for being rather detached from the rest of the EU, and our legal system is no exception. Take public procurement cases – a major source of income for them; a foreign language to us, despite Harmon.
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Welcome to the future
Forget trad office blocks and out-of-town shopping centres. E-commerce is revolutionising the way we live and work. In five years’ time, you may be building or working in one of these multipurpose structures – it’s a high-rise combining offices, homes, a hotel, leisure facilities and shops.
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Have they got news for you?
Do you sincerely need a management consultant? Laing thought so after its Cardiff disaster, and the result was a startling redesign of its business. What could one do for you
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Rush to judgment
The effects of the Arbitration and Construction acts, together with the outcomes of recent test cases, have put expediency before justice, and may increase legal risk to the point where firms take drastic action.